.Bart Young/NBAE using Getty ImagesWashington Wizards assistant coach Zach Guthrie has actually been actually chosen as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers' G Organization partner, the South Gulf Lakers, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespnThe Los Angeles Lakers are actually tapping the services of Zach Guthrie as the train of the franchise business's G Organization partner in South Gulf, resources inform ESPN. Guthrie has actually been an NBA associate with Washington, Dallas and also Utah. pic.twitter.com/khy0jt0jYgThe South Gulf Lakers split means with former scalp coach Dane Johnson in August after one time as well as a 26-24 general record.Guthrie was actually employed by the Wizards in 2021 as an aide to head coach Wes Unseld Jr. He formerly collaborated with the Utah Jazz music as an associate to Quin Snyder coming from 2016 to 2020, observed through two periods along with the Dallas Mavericks and also Rick Carlisle.Guthrie also has experience as manager of advanced hunting for the Orlando Miracle and also as assistant online video coordinator for the San Antonio Spurs, according to the National Baseball Coaches Association.Former South Gulf scalp train Johnson left behind the organization after 2024 No. 55 selection Bronny James, the boy of Lakers star LeBron James, struggled early in summer game play.Guthrie are going to now likely be asked for with tackling the activity of cultivating James, who is counted on to invest many of his rookie season in the G League.Guthrie's previous scalp coaching expertise includes leading the Wizards in the 2022 summer league.In 2023 Guthrie offered some idea into his training ideology on The Baseball Podcast with Chris Oliver from Basketball Immersion, when he stated he suched as to take a "all natural strategy" to mentoring." I presume at the moment, our company as coaches tend to become also siloed," Guthrie said to Oliver final summertime. "Our company would like to just consider the small, the little skills as well as the exercise as well as this play and also this trait. I assume it is actually all about connecting it to the activity and knowing the situation." We would like to possess these boutique, 1-on-1 treatments. Every thing's about [the gamer] and his development and his development. But you have to recognize just how that transfers to the staff, to the 5-on-5 element. Our experts take a great deal of this particular away from context and also our company receive thus dropped in this specific capability when it has to do with exactly how performs it transfer to the staff and also exactly how may our company get as a lot group development as achievable ... That's what I imply by the holistic approach." Lakers enthusiasts will right now find just how Guthrie chooses to administer that method to James' development when the South Gulf Lakers advise their 17th NBA G League time on Nov. 9 at the NBA staff's practice establishment.